An MIT research lab inventing new ways to embody and physically interact with artificial intelligence.

Large sphere made of sprayed wood biocomposite panels standing in a grassy field

WoodSpray

Sprayable biocomposites for low-carbon construction
Geolectric lantern with a white geopolymer base and glowing copper-colored tubes

Geolectric

Sustainable, Low-Carbon Ceramics for Consumer Electronics
Hand pulling a printed recipe from the red Kitchen Cosmo device

Kitchen Cosmo

A culinary interface for generative recipes
Person carrying the red and white Be the Beat boombox on their shoulder

Be the Beat

A boombox that turns dance into music
NARRATON is an interactive projector that augments shadow puppetry with AI generated storytelling. Designed by Aria Bao and Yubo Zhao.

Large Language Objects (LLO)

Physical interfaces for Large Language Models
Cover of the book Being Material, published by MIT Press

Being Material

Augmenting reading with artificial intelligence.
Hundreds of dancers holding illuminated walking sticks at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Beyond Vision

A crowd-scale interface for design and pattern formation.
Child holding a Geni storytelling card next to the Geni audio player

Geni

A generative platform for audio storytelling
NNN

NNN

A visual programming language for networks of neural networks.
Two fuzzy white Stochastic Parrot robots perched on a wooden log

Stochastic Parrot

A Candid AI Cohabitant
Generative lighting

Light Craft

An artificial intelligence assistant for film lighting
Aerial view of a large drawing made of 10,000 soccer balls on a field

This Is Not a Ball

A documentary about the ball
Large Hyperform lattice structure, 3D printed folded and then expanded, hanging from the ceiling

Hyperform

Folding as a computational design strategy for 3D printing.
Hands bending a transparent Silver Light sheet with a printed silver circuit

Silver Light

A transparent and flexible printed circuit lighting
Electron microscope image of a castle drawing etched onto a single grain of sand

Sandcastles

Photography without light
Glowing pink and yellow Six-Forty by Four-Eighty pixel tiles

Six-Forty by Four-Eighty

Interactive light installation
Self-assembled cellphone parts laid out side by side, from enclosure to circuit board

Self-Assembly Electronics

A bottom-up manufacturing process for consumer electronics.
Rows of white customized electronic objects made at the Pop-Up Factory

Pop-Up Factory

Real-time manufacturing and customization of electronic objects.
Isometric diagram of the Goldilocks story as a hierarchy of concepts: rooms, then Daddy, Mommy and Baby, then too hot, too cold and just right

Inductive Transformers

AI models with less training, continuous learning, and enhanced long-range planning.

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If you have an interest in product design, interaction design, or artificial intelligence, and want to work with us, reach out to marceloc@mit.edu